MUMBAI: The corridors of the Vidharbha Vidya Mandir School, Malad (E) have become deserted since Tuesday morning. The morning, when people woke up to the catastrophe of Pimpripada, where a 25 foot wall fell down killing 26 people in their sleep. Being one of the few Marathi medium schools with a reputation in the area, the maximum strength of the school comprised of children of Pimpripada and Ambedkarnagar, the areas, which were adversely affected by the incident.
On July 4, the students who had passed the 10th standard board examinations were to be felicitated but the event was called off by the school authorities as many of the successful students have fallen prey to the mishap.15 years old Sanika Surve, passed her 10th board exams with 75 per cent marks and was supposed to be felicitated, but she wouldn’t turn up as the disaster claimed her life. Her whole family is adversely affected including her mother who is fighting for her life at the Shatabdi hospital, Kandivali. Her younger sister, Sakshi Surve who is also a student of the 3rd standard of the school is severely injured along with their mother and elder sister, Sayali Surve is an ex student of the school.
“I have taught the three sisters and three of them were brilliant in studies and three of them were gifted with the talents of sketching and painting, despite their daily struggles, their intent to study was never lessened,” said Sais Ranganath Gaikwad, a teaching faculty in the school for 24 years. Six years old Seema Paithane of first standard and four years old Lavanya Chavahan of lower KG, were the youngest victims to have fallen prey to the disaster, as they died in their sleep. Both of their mothers are severely injured and are now admitted.“
Both the children were obedient and good in studies and also cheerful at the same time. They were ver y well mannered and used to smile all day,” recalled Shalaka Tulsankar, a teaching staff associated with the school for 15 years.There was a downfall in the attendance since Tuesday morning; the teachers now believe that gradually things will become normal as they are playing their role in motivating the students to get back to normalcy. “Most of the students are in a state of trauma, even if a glass falls down, they would come running to us,” She further stated.
15 year old, Nikita Bhatade scored 83 per cent in her class ten board exam securing fifth rank in the school. She has survived but her hip and nose have fractured. Her sister Jyotsna Bhatade, who is an exstudent of the institution couldn’t survive and her body was taken out from the debris yesterday. Nikita was rescued by the local residents and the school authorities, consider this to be an absolute miracle as her body was carried away by the torrent for about 500 metres from their hut. Following the event the school authorities rushed to the spot and many of them took part in the rescue operations as well.
The corridors of the Vidharbha Vidya Mandir School, Malad (E) have become deserted since Tuesday morning. The morning, when people woke up to the catastrophe of Pimpripada, where a 25 foot wall fell down killing 26 people in their sleep. Being one of the few Marathi medium schools with a reputation in the area, the maximum strength of the school comprised of children of Pimpripada and Ambedkarnagar, the areas, which were adversely affected by the incident.On July 4, the students who had passed the 10th standard board examinations were to be felicitated but the event was called off by the school authorities as many of the successful students have fallen prey to the mishap.15 years old Sanika Surve, passed her 10th board exams with 75 per cent marks and was supposed to be felicitated, but she wouldn’t turn up as the disaster claimed her life. Her whole family is adversely affected including her mother who is fighting for her life at the Shatabdi hospital, Kandivali.
Her younger sister, Sakshi Surve who is also a student of the 3rd standard of the school is severely injured along with their mother and elder sister, Sayali Surve is an ex student of the school. “I have taught the three sisters and three of them were brilliant in studies and three of them were gifted with the talents of sketching and painting, despite their daily struggles, their intent to study was never lessened,” said Sais Ranganath Gaikwad, a teaching faculty in the school for 24 years. Six years old Seema Paithane of first standard and four years old Lavanya Chavahan of lower KG, were the youngest victims to have fallen prey to the disaster, as they died in their sleep. Both of their mothers are severely injured and are now admitted.“Both the children were obedient and good in studies and also cheerful at the same time.
They were ver y well mannered and used to smile all day,” recalled Shalaka Tulsankar, a teaching staff associated with the school for 15 years.There was a downfall in the attendance since Tuesday morning; the teachers now believe that gradually things will become normal as they are playing their role in motivating the students to get back to normalcy. “Most of the students are in a state of trauma, even if a glass falls down, they would come running to us,” She further stated.
15 year old, Nikita Bhatade scored 83 per cent in her class ten board exam securing fifth rank in the school. She has survived but her hip and nose have fractured. Her sister Jyotsna Bhatade, who is an exstudent of the institution couldn’t survive and her body was taken out from the debris yesterday. Nikita was rescued by the local residents and the school authorities, consider this to be an absolute miracle as her body was carried away by the torrent for about 500 metres from their hut. Following the event the school authorities rushed to the spot and many of them took part in the rescue operations as well.
